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The 31 year old wait comes to an end here today when Zimabwawe beat the Australians by 3 wickets in the triangular series featuring South Africa. This win will be there 2nd as the first win came back in 1983 world cup. It was team effort. Australian won the toss and elected to bat. Zimabwawe spinners bowled brilliantly.They lost regular wickets from the start and never gained momentum to give a huge score to defend. Clarke was the top score with 68 and Haddin played a vital knock of 49 to give Australia a decent total as Zimbwawe batting was let down in the previous two matches. The spinners stiffled the Australian batsman as they never allowed to score at a quick rate. At the end when the pacers the Australian team hit some big strokes. Zimbabwe opening partnership scored 42. After that the home team lost 2 wickets. The partnership of Taylor and Masakazda steadied with innings, then they lost three wickets which haunted them. At 156 for 7 the captain Chigambura and Utesya rescued...

PV sindhu who lost her semi final match but she made the country by winning back to back medals at world championship. She played some grueling matches in the pre quarter finals and quarter finals against tough opponents. After losing the first set against Bae, she was on the verge of losing the match but in the second she came back from 12-16 to win the set and then she won the match which showed her fighting spirit. She raised the standard of game and proved that she is future of Indian badmination with Saina Nehwal who lost in quarter final.  Apart from her will not to give up she showed the chinese player can be defeated . In the quarter final she showed same spirit. After losing the first game 19-21 she was trailing in the second game but she some heart and won the set 21-19,but in the third set both the players were fighting for each point and then at 15-15 , Sindhu raised her game and won the set 21-15. Her two medals in world championship shows that the Indians women a...

India won the 2nd match of the series by 133 runs on the D/L method.After the first ODI was abandoned at Bristol, today's match at Cardiff started on time. The pitch was grassy and England won the toss and opted to bowl. The Indian innings began in shaky manner losing 2 wickets for 19, Shikhar Dhawan and Virat Kohli went in same over. After that the partnership of Rahane and Rohit steadied the partnership looking good before Rahane was stumped by Tredwell and soon after Rohit got out to a lose shot leaving India at 132 for 4. Then came the batting of Raina and Dhoni who steadied the partnership at the start but then Raina played some wonderful strokes to put the England bowlers under tremendous pressure. It was a great innings by Raina and Dhoni which gave the momentum to India and at the end India scored a massive 304-7 in 50 overs. England innings target was revised because of rain.  England began off to positive note getting 56 and then came wickets which reduced the chances ...

The World cup extravaganza is just 6 months away where the teams will fight out to win in Australia and Newzeleand where the bounce and pace is important. Matches happening from now onwards is crucial for every team to look out for the combination to be used in those conditions. It is place where the ball bounces and as a batsman if you are patience then the batting will reap reward for their shots and big scores can be made which will make for exciting viewing. The Indian team, South African team, Australian team, Pakistan team, Sri Lankan team are strong contenders for the prestigious tournament.  The Indian looks strong because of the batting depth the team. They have the likes of Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Raina, Kohli, Dhoni, and if the bowling improves then this team can beat and be a strong force. The first few matches will set the tone for the Indians as they will look to start on a positive note and guard against complacency against weaker team. I think that the likes Umesh ...

In the Indian cricket team Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni , Yuvraj Singh and Virat Kohli are the main source of inspiration for me. Since I watched the master blaster his way of behaving, no controversies, a gentlemen created a special feeling in me which touched my heart. The God of Cricket  In 1999 when Sachin Tendulkar's father died during the World cup, he showed his dedication to play the world cup by making a quick returns after attending the funeral of his father. This was amazing as it shows the commitment and dedication for the cause of country despite near catastrophe at home. This was the first incidence that stuck me. In 2011 after winning the 50 over world cup in his home crowd and the way people cheered for him, the youngsters lifting him on their  shoulders was an amazing scene which I will never forget. The speech he gave at his home ground in his last test touched me as thanked all the people who supported him during bad times. Sachin is a source of inspirati...

After a disappointing test series loss in test series, the Indians have a chance to redeem its pride in five match series to began from 25th August. This series will provide an opportunity for the team to get out of such a debacle after losing the 5th series outside India in longest form of the game overseas which has been a main problem for team since losing 2011. In the recently concluded test series Vijay began the series on a bright note scoring a century in first test match and a 95 in the second innings of 2nd test match at Lords  which lead to India winning the second test match and taking 1-0 lead. After that match the Indian team completely lost the initiative and were on the defensive. Bhuvneshwar was the positive for the Indians picking up 18 wickets. The thing that lead to downfall of the team was the pillar Virat Kohli and Pujrara not scoring runs, putting pressure on the lower order batsman. In the One day internationals the team has to play positively and put th...

The Indian contingent has done the country proud by winning 15 golds, 30 silvers and 19 bronze. A total of 215 athletes in the CWG 2014 held in Glasgow. The Indian performed well in shooting,wrestling, boxing as they were expected but nobody thought they would do well in sports like Judo, Weightlifting, Squash, Badmination and Athletics. The best part of was that India won medals in discuss throw by Vikas Gowda in men, Seema Punia in the discuss for women, Arpinder Singh in men's triple jump and Dipia karmakar winning bronze in gymnastic which is great boost for the Indians ahead of the Asian games to held in September and on the disappointing side Krishna Poonia was not in his elements as she finished fifth in the finals. In Squash the doubles pair of Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa won an historic gold medal as it was their first medal in the sports. This medal will ignite some zeal and hope that they win medals in the future. In the mixed doubles Indian pairs reached qu...